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...patriotism, and yet much of the support for the liberal candidate, Barack Obama, is symbolic. They are concerned more with what his mere election would mean than with what he would or could accomplish as President. Rather than finding this inspiring, I feel it smacks of American narcissism and naiveté. For the country's sake, I hope people - and the press - will evaluate the candidates on their qualifications, not their pop-culture IQ. Carrie Wolfe, STERLING...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mandela's Lessons | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

...patriotism, and yet much of the support for the liberal candidate, Barack Obama, is symbolic. They are concerned more with what his mere election would mean than with what he would or could accomplish as President. Rather than finding this inspiring, I feel it smacks of American narcissism and naiveté. For the country's sake, I hope people - and the press - will evaluate the candidates on their qualifications, not their pop-culture IQ. Carrie Wolfe, Sterling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...support for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, is symbolic. Liberals are concerned more with what the mere election of a black President would represent than with what this individual would or could accomplish as President. Rather than finding this inspiring, I feel it smacks of narcissism and naiveté. For America's sake, I hope the voters - and the press - will evaluate the candidates on their qualifications. Carrie Wolfe, Sterling, Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...arrogance as I am by her spouse's [Oct. 1]. When asked if the negative press affects their personal relationship, she answered that it's easy to ignore "if you know that what you're doing is the right thing." That strikes me as revealing either terrible naiveté or a stubborn sense of entitlement. Not only has this self-righteous thinking gotten the U.S. into a no-win war, but it has also stripped us of constitutional rights, including the right to privacy. Perhaps doing the right thing would involve soul searching - and listening to the constituency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...from its opening shots of a media maelstrom in a poor part of Affleck's hometown of Boston to its final scene of a man coming to terms with the consequences of decisions he's made. None of the characters are innocent to begin with, but they lose whatever naiveté they have in the course of the film. Yet Gone Baby Gone has a lightness and humor to it. At one point, Ed Harris' police detective dismissively suggests that the young-looking Kenzie should forget the case and get back to his Harry Potter  book. In another scene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Director Looks Familiar | 10/10/2007 | See Source »

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